Press Release

Wisconsin’s Ava McNaughton is Women’s Goalie of the Year

Leads the Nation’s #1 Squad to the NCAA Frozen Four in Minneapolis

Thursday, March 20, 2025

The Women’s Hockey Commissioners Association has announced that University of Wisconsin sophomore Ava McNaughton has been selected as this year’s recipient of the Women’s College Hockey Goalie of the Year Award. Voting was carried out by a panel of coaches, administrators and members of the media from across the country.

A native of Seven Fields, PA, McNaughton has guided the #1 in the nation Badgers (36-1-2) into the NCAA Frozen Four this weekend in Minneapolis. She leads the NCAA in goals against average (1.17), wins (34), and winning percentage (.946). Her save percentage of .947 is second in the NCAA, as are her eight shutouts.

Combining her two seasons in Madison, she has played 62 games with an overall record of 54-4-2 with 13 shutouts . Her other two-year numbers of note: 1.28 and .943. Quarterfinal winners against Clarkson (4-1), McNaughton and the Badgers have a semifinal date with Minnesota at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams last met in the WCHA Championship Game where Wisconsin prevailed, 4-3.

In addition to McNaughton, the other finalists for the Women’s College Hockey Goalie of the Year Award were Cornell University sophomore Annelies Bergmann (Detroit, MI) and Minnesota Duluth sophomore Ève Gascon (Mascouche, PQ).